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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

NFL Schedule Set to Drop in May—With Major Changes in Store

The release of the National Football League schedule is something of a national holiday, and more than ever is going into the development of this year’s slate.

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The forthcoming release of the National Football League’s 2025 regular-season schedule is set to look very similar to last year’s, but the game slate itself is poised to be rather different—further showcasing the league’s attempt to make each of the 272 games a major event. 

League officials are currently planning to unveil the full game schedule around May 15, a timing that would match last year’s release. The full drop of the game schedule is again likely to be preceded by announcements of special-event contests such as the Sept. 4 kickoff game at the Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field and international games.

“Somewhere in the May 13, 14, or 15 range is probably still our target,” said NFL VP of broadcast planning and scheduling Mike North this week on the It’s Always Gameday in Buffalo podcast.

This year’s schedule, however, will contemplate several additional factors, making its construction more complex than ever. Among the additional issues:

“Are there some trades that are going to happen? [We’re] still waiting on a certain future Hall of Fame quarterback to sign somewhere, maybe this year,” North said on the podcast. “Hopefully, a lot of that is known by draft day.”

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